List devices

Namespace: microsoft.graph

Important

APIs under the /beta version in Microsoft Graph are subject to change. Use of these APIs in production applications is not supported. To determine whether an API is available in v1.0, use the Version selector.

Retrieve a list of devices registered in the directory.

This API is available in the following national cloud deployments.

Global service US Government L4 US Government L5 (DOD) China operated by 21Vianet

Permissions

Choose the permission or permissions marked as least privileged for this API. Use a higher privileged permission or permissions only if your app requires it. For details about delegated and application permissions, see Permission types. To learn more about these permissions, see the permissions reference.

Permission type Least privileged permissions Higher privileged permissions
Delegated (work or school account) Device.Read.All Directory.Read.All, Directory.ReadWrite.All
Delegated (personal Microsoft account) Not supported. Not supported.
Application Device.Read.All Device.ReadWrite.All, Directory.Read.All, Directory.ReadWrite.All

Important

In delegated scenarios with work or school accounts, the signed-in user must be assigned a supported Microsoft Entra role or a custom role with a supported role permission. The following least privileged roles are supported for this operation.

  • Users
  • Directory Readers
  • Directory Writers
  • Compliance Administrator
  • Device Managers
  • Application Administrator
  • Security Reader
  • Security Administrator
  • Privileged Role Administrator
  • Cloud Application Administrator
  • Customer LockBox Access Approver
  • Dynamics 365 Administrator
  • Power BI Administrator
  • Desktop Analytics Administrator
  • Microsoft Managed Desktop Administrator
  • Teams Communications Administrator
  • Teams Communications Support Engineer
  • Teams Communications Support Specialist
  • Teams Administrator
  • Compliance Data Administrator
  • Security Operator
  • Kaizala Administrator
  • Global Reader
  • Directory Reviewer
  • Windows 365 Administrator

HTTP request

GET /devices

Optional query parameters

This method supports the $count, $expand, $filter, $orderby, $search, $select, and $top OData query parameters to help customize the response. Some queries are supported only when you use the ConsistencyLevel header set to eventual and $count. For more information, see Advanced query capabilities on directory objects.

Request headers

Name Description
Authorization Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization.
ConsistencyLevel eventual. This header and $count are required when using $search, or in specific usage of $filter. For more information about the use of ConsistencyLevel and $count, see Advanced query capabilities on directory objects.

Request body

Don't supply a request body for this method.

Response

If successful, this method returns a 200 OK response code and collection of device objects in the response body.

Examples

Example 1: Get a list of devices

Request

The following example shows a request.

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/devices

Response

The following example shows the response.

Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json

{
  "value": [
    {
      "accountEnabled":true,
      "deviceId":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
      "deviceVersion":1,
      "displayName":"contoso_Android",
      "Manufacturer":"Google",
      "Model":"Pixel 3a",
      "operatingSystemVersion":"10.0"
    }
  ]
}

Example 2: Get only a count of devices

Request

The following example shows a request. This request requires the ConsistencyLevel header set to eventual because $count is in the request. For more information about the use of ConsistencyLevel and $count, see Advanced query capabilities on directory objects.

Note: The $count and $search query parameters are currently not available in Azure AD B2C tenants.

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/devices/$count
ConsistencyLevel: eventual

Response

The following example shows the response.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: text/plain

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Example 3: List all devices and return only their id and extensionAttributes properties

Request

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/devices?$select=id,extensionAttributes

Response

The following example shows the response.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json

{
    "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#devices(id,extensionAttributes)",
    "value": [
        {
            "id": "6a59ea83-02bd-468f-a40b-f2c3d1821983",
            "extensionAttributes": {
                "extensionAttribute1": null,
                "extensionAttribute2": null,
                "extensionAttribute3": null,
                "extensionAttribute4": null,
                "extensionAttribute5": null,
                "extensionAttribute6": null,
                "extensionAttribute7": null,
                "extensionAttribute8": null,
                "extensionAttribute9": null,
                "extensionAttribute10": null,
                "extensionAttribute11": null,
                "extensionAttribute12": null,
                "extensionAttribute13": null,
                "extensionAttribute14": null,
                "extensionAttribute15": null
            }
        }
    ]
}

Example 4: Use $filter and $top to get one device with a display name that starts with 'a' including a count of returned objects

Request

The following example shows a request. This request requires the ConsistencyLevel header set to eventual and the $count=true query string because the request has both the $orderby and $filter query parameters. For more information about the use of ConsistencyLevel and $count, see Advanced query capabilities on directory objects.

Note: The $count and $search query parameters are currently not available in Azure AD B2C tenants.

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/devices?$filter=startswith(displayName, 'a')&$count=true&$top=1&$orderby=displayName
ConsistencyLevel: eventual

Response

The following example shows the response.

Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json

{
  "@odata.context":"https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/$metadata#devices",
  "@odata.count":1,
  "value":[
    {
      "accountEnabled":true,
      "deviceId":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
      "deviceVersion":1,
      "displayName":"a_device_1",
      "Manufacturer":"Google",
      "Model":"Pixel 3a",
      "operatingSystemVersion":"10.0",
      "hostNames":[]
    },
    {
      "accountEnabled":true,
      "deviceId":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001",
      "deviceVersion":1,
      "displayName":"a_device_1",
      "Manufacturer":"Microsoft",
      "Model":"Surface",
      "operatingSystemVersion":"windows10EnterpriseN",
      "hostNames":["contoso.com", "device_1"]
    }
  ]
}

Example 5: Use $search to get devices with display names that contain the letters 'Android' including a count of returned objects

Request

The following example shows a request. This request requires the ConsistencyLevel header set to eventual because $search and the $count=true query string is in the request. For more information about the use of ConsistencyLevel and $count, see Advanced query capabilities on directory objects.

Note: The $count and $search query parameters are currently not available in Azure AD B2C tenants.

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/devices?$search="displayName:Android"&$count=true
ConsistencyLevel: eventual

Response

The following example shows the response.

Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json

{
  "@odata.context":"https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/$metadata#devices",
  "@odata.count":1396,
  "value":[
    {
      "accountEnabled":true,
      "deviceId":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
      "deviceVersion":1,
      "displayName":"contoso_Android",
      "Manufacturer":"Google",
      "Model":"Pixel 3a",
      "operatingSystemVersion":"10.0",
      "hostNames":[]
    }
  ]
}

Example 6: Get devices using filter on extensionAttributes

Request

The following example shows a request. This request requires the ConsistencyLevel header set to eventual and the $count=true query string because the extensionAttributes property supports $filter only with advanced query parameters. For more information about the use of ConsistencyLevel and $count, see Advanced query capabilities on directory objects.

Note: The $count and $search query parameters are currently not available in Azure AD B2C tenants.

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/devices?$filter=extensionAttributes/extensionAttribute1 eq 'BYOD-Device'&$count=true
ConsistencyLevel: eventual

Response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json

{
    "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/$metadata#devices",
    "@odata.count": 1,
    "value": [
        {
            "@odata.id": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v2/84841066-274d-4ec0-a5c1-276be684bdd3/directoryObjects/6a59ea83-02bd-468f-a40b-f2c3d1821983/Microsoft.DirectoryServices.Device",
            "id": "6a59ea83-02bd-468f-a40b-f2c3d1821983",
            "accountEnabled": true,
            "approximateLastSignInDateTime": "2021-10-21T06:36:56Z",
            "createdDateTime": "2021-09-21T15:16:30Z",
            "deviceId": "eab73519-780d-4d43-be6d-a4a89af2a348",
            "displayName": "DESKTOP-LK3PESR",
            "operatingSystem": "Windows",
            "operatingSystemVersion": "10.0.19043.1237",
            "alternativeSecurityIds": [
                {
                    "type": 2,
                    "identityProvider": null,
                    "key": "WAA1ADAAOQA6AD...ADQAMwB5AGEAcQBnAD0A"
                }
            ],
            "extensionAttributes": {
                "extensionAttribute1": "BYOD-Device",
                "extensionAttribute2": null,
                "extensionAttribute3": null,
                "extensionAttribute4": null,
                "extensionAttribute5": null,
                "extensionAttribute6": null,
                "extensionAttribute7": null,
                "extensionAttribute8": null,
                "extensionAttribute9": null,
                "extensionAttribute10": null,
                "extensionAttribute11": null,
                "extensionAttribute12": null,
                "extensionAttribute13": null,
                "extensionAttribute14": null,
                "extensionAttribute15": null
            }
        }
    ]
}